Linden teen is fatally shot in apparent robbery

Amber Wilson, pictured in a Facebook photo, was fatally shot last night in Linden.

LINDEN — An 18-year-old Linden woman was shot and killed in the city late Monday night, the apparent victim of a robbery, the Union County Prosecutor’s Office said this morning.

Amber Wilson, a recent graduate of the city high school, was walking from a nearby Dunkin’ Donuts when she was approached by at least one individual on Hussa Street, according to a preliminary investigation by authorities.

Words were apparently exchanged and Wilson was shot, a spokesman for the prosecutor’s office said.

Members of the prosecutor’s homicide task force along with detectives from city police worked are still gathering evidence and speaking with possible witnesses and gathering statements, the spokesman said.

Anyone with information on what might have led to the shooting or its aftermath is asked to anonymously phone in tips to the Union County Crime Stoppers at (908) 654-TIPS, via the Internet at uctip.org, or text a message to 274637.

Information leading to the arrest and indictment of the person or persons responsible for Wilson’s death is eligible for a reward of up to $5,000, the spokesman said.